Hat-fastener.



. No. 646,645. Patel'lted Apr. 3, 1900.

H. P. KELLY F. SPRUANCE..

' HAT FAsTEuEn.

-(Application. tiled Sept. 25, 1899.)

(N0 Model.)

www? 7( 4 425% UNITED STATES PATENT Eric HERBERT P. KELLY, onRLAoKSToNE, MASSACHUSETTS, AND FRANK SPRUANoE, or PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT-FASTENEE.

SPECIFICATION forming panter Lettere Patent No. 646,645, dated April 3,Ieoo.

Application nea September ze, 1899. seein No. 731,584. die man.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that we, HERBERT P. KELLY, residing at East Blackstone, inthe county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, and FRANK SPRUANCE,residing at Philadelphia, (Oak Lane,) in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, citizens ofthe United States, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners, of which thefollowing is a speci'cation.

This invention relates toV hat-'fasteners designed for attachment to theinterior of a hat and tobe engaged with the hair of the wearer to holdthe hat on the. head. f

The objects and nature of the invention will be fully set forth in thefollowing specilication, reference being had tothe accompanyingdrawings, in` which- Figure l is a yperspective View of a hat-fastenermade in accordance with our invention, a hat being indicated in dottedlines to show the relative positions of the two. bottom vplan view ofthe fastener. a section on the line a: of Fig. 2 inverted. Fig. 4 is agroup of detached parts of the comb and operating-rod.

The supporting-frame of the device -will preferably be made ofspring-wire and consists of a ring A, adapted to t within the crown ofthe hat H, and this ring is made adjustable by overlapping its endportions and forming each end into an eye which receives the other endportion to slide freely thereon, so that the ring can be increased ordecreased in size to t dierent sized or shaped hats. The upper part B ofthe frame will preferably be formed of twisted wire to give it `thenecessary rigidity, and this part is connected to the ring A by a seriesof posts 2, the lower ends of which are bent to form eyes 3, throughwhich the ring A extends loosely. The part B is of less circumferencethan the ring A and may be of any shape desired, and of course it willbe obvious that the part B or second portion of the frame may be insomenstances arranged below the ring-shaped"`portion A. As shown it issubstantially rectangular; but it may be oval, like the ring A,"1rround, if preferred.

O represents spiral springs, four being shown arranged oppositel y inpairsj- One end Fig. 2 is a'v Fig. 3 is of each spring is connected tothe part B of the frame, and their other ends are secured to U -shapedpieces D, two of which'are shown. Each piecek is therefore supportedintermediate the parts A and B of the frame by two springs C C, whichlatter in effect form hinges for the pieces. l

As shown, the edges of each piece D are ,turned inwardly toward eachother to form ribs '6, adapted to iit in grooves 7, formed in the sidesof the back of a comb E. Each piece f is also provided with a slot S inone of its sides substantially midway its length, and through thisslot'anl operating rod or lever F extends,

such lever being formed' with a foot-piece or enlargement 9, which willrest on the back of'v the comb when vthe parts are assembled and preventthe rod E from disengaging with the comb. The rods or levers F willextend through the hat-crown to the outside and may have their 'outerends bent and be provided with` ornamental heads l0. i

The teeth 11 of each 'comb will preferably be so curved that they willcorrespond, substantially, to the curvature of the path of travel of thecomb when swung upon its hinges.

This is best .indicated in Fig. 3, where thev combis indicated in fulllines in one position and in dotted lines in its other position, and itwill be seen that such lines form approximately thearc of a circleStruck from the center of a hinge C. The advantage of such shape andarrangement of the combs is that the teeth will enter and be withdrawnlfrom the hair by endwise movement only and they will not thereforedisa'rrange or muss the hair. Further,when the teeth have beenWithdrawn, as indicated by their dotted-line position, it will be seenthat they extend substantially parallel with the direction in which thehat is naturally lifted from the head. The same is true also in puttingthe hat on, as the combs will then also occupy the'position shown indotted lines, thus permitting the hat to be properly adjusted.

The combs being suspended on the springhinges will be absolutely free toadj ust themselves when entering the hair, and conse- IOO In use it willbe preferable that all parts of the fastener except the comb be betweenthe hat and its lining, the comb projecting Without the latter. This,however, is not essential.

It is obvious that details of construction of the several parts of thedevice may be modiiied, and hence We do not limit our invention to theprecise details of construction shown. For instance, it is obvious thespring-hinges and the operating-rods might be connected to the combs inother Ways than that illustrated and described, also thatthesupporting-frame might be of different form and construction, Withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of ourinvention.

Having described the invention, We claiml. In a hat-fastener, thecombination with a frame comprising a ring-shaped portion adjustable asto circumference, and a second portion connected to the ring-shapedportion, of hair-engaging devices pivotally mounted upon the said secondportion of the frame, substantially as described.

2. In a hat-fastener, a frame adapted to be secured Within thehat-crown, a spiral spring connected at one end to the frame, a combattached to the other` end of said spring, the spring forming a hingefor the comb, and the teeth of the latter being curved longitudinally toform substantially the arc of a circle struck from the axial center ofsaid spring, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a hat-fastener, a frame having a lower ring formed of spring-wireand adjustable as to circumference, combined with a pair of oppositelyarranged combs, spiral springhinges connecting said combs to the frame,and operating-rods connected to the combs, substantially as set forth.

fi. In a hat-fastener, a frame comprising the adjustable ring A formedof spring-wire, and the part B and connecting-posts 2, combined with twopairs of spiral sprin gs secured to the part B of the frame on oppositesides thereof, oppositely-arranged combs respectively connected to apair of the spiral springs and operating-rods extending' through thehat-crown and connected to the respective combs, substantially as setforth.

5. In a hat-fastener, the combination with the frame and the spiralspring-hinges, of a U-shaped piece D having its edges turned inwardly toform ribs, and one side provided with a slot 8, a comb having grooves inthe sides of its back to receive the said ribs, and a rod F having afootpiece 9 to engage the back of said comb when the rod extends throughthe slot, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of subscribing witnesses.

HERBERT P. KELLY. FRANK SPRUANCE. Witnesses to sign atu re of Herbert P.Kelly: ALBERT B. ESTES, DAVIS T. ACHORN. Vtnesses to signature of FrankS pruan ce:

BELLA D. BERKHEISER, G. H. BERKHEISER.`

